The New IT: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

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Self-Assessment One: The Scope of the Problem

According to CIO Magazine’s thirteenth annual “State of the CIO” report, only 25 percent of 722 CIOs surveyed felt that their organizations were seen as peers by their business colleagues. And 48 percent of the CIOs acknowledged that their teams were viewed as cost centers.¹

Is the recurring phenomenon of IT not having a seat at the table due to a lack of leadership? Perhaps senior leadership can’t see IT’s potential. Or maybe the company is not in enough pain to need IT improvements. Or maybe it’s just that old habits die hard. Whatever the reason, the self-assessment in this chapter will help you ...